Aquaponics Technician
Certification Program
This certificate program offers participants the opportunity
to build a state of the art aquaponics system that uses the unique patented
aeration device, FloVex. This highly efficient aerator makes it possible to
build a system that uses only water as a working fluid that minimizes energy
use, and is both aesthetic and efficient. Participants will engage in the
hands-on assembly and installation of a full scale aquaponics system to gain a
deep understanding of the technology and its applications. A mandatory overview
of the aquaponics technology will precede the practical course component, and
will be held at the UDC Research Farm, Beltsville, Maryland, on January 16,
2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participants will then have a choice between
4 training schedules, which will be held in early 2016 at the UDC Research Farm, from 11:00
a.m. until 4:00 p.m.:
Overview I: Jan. 16 – 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Overview II: Feb. 20 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Training I: January 19,
20, 21, 22 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Training II: February 11 and
12 12:30 - 5:00 p.m. AND Feb. 13, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Training III: March 3 and 4 12:30 - 5:00 p.m. AND March 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Training IV: March 24 and
25 12:30 - 5:00 p.m. AND March 26, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The cost of the program is $195. The selection process for
the program includes a brief written statement of interest. Registration and additional information is
available
here or contact Marshelle Hailstock at
mhailstock@udc.edu or (202) 274-7135. Photos of the first Overview are available on our
Facebook page.
Introduction to Proactive Entrepreneurship: Leading, Planning, Activating and Executing a Successful Startup Company
Entrepreneurship requires a complete commitment to mastering
complex business, leadership, and life skills. Proactive entrepreneurship
requires these skills, and in addition, a thorough understanding of the
leadership capacity required of the startup's founders, key management and
support team. Facilitated by Washington
DC ArchAngels President Dan Loague, the course will be divided into five
90-minute sessions. Students will be required to draft and edit a business plan
for a proposed company, and to make a presentation requesting funding,
strategic partnering or other critical resources from experienced finance
professionals and local angels. Classes will be held on the following
Saturdays: February 6, 13, 20 and March 5 and 12, 2015, from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
The cost of the program is $165. Registration is
available
here or contact Marshelle Hailstock at
mhailstock@udc.edu or (202) 274-7135 for more information.
Introduction to SPSS
SPSS, which stands for Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences, is one of the most commonly used statistical software for data
management, description and analysis. This one-day postgraduate module workshop
begins with a brief introduction of the questionnaire, and introduces students
to the basics of SPSS using a real survey data example, including entering and
coding data, descriptive statistics, variable recoding, graphing, running chi-square
test, t-test, and correlation. Both first-time and new users of SPSS are
welcomed. Prior knowledge of basic statistics (such as mean, median and normal
distribution), as well as basic Microsoft Excel are required. The class will be
held Feb. 25, at the University of the District of Columbia from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. The cost of the class is $150.
Click
here for more information or contact Dr. Xiaochu Hu at
xiaochu.hu@udc.edu or (202) 274-7126.